June 2011
58 posts
Beach then WOD, BOOM!
Went down to the beach with some of my crossfit girlies today. Two of them wodded before we went down the shore (wish I knew they were doing that because I wouldve loved to WOD before laying out in all that sun). Me and one of the girls wodded after we got back. The beach was nice, sun was beaming, and many drunk girls to make fun of lol.
Wodded at 8pm and todays WOD was the “Filthy...
Compliments
Been getting a lot of compliments lately, especially today about how “jacked” and muscular I look. I call this WINNING at its finest lol. Operation: Beast Mode in full effect!
Today's Workout
Warm up:
6 count burpees, 50 reps
WOD:
AMRAP in 12 min of:
Deadlifts, 5 reps
Box Jumps, 10 reps
Height and weight to be determined and was meant to be a heavy day.
I did 135lb deadlifts and 28’ box jumps
Completed: 6 rounds
Paleo Grainless Granola Bar Recipe
It came out delicious so here is the recipe as promised :)
Ingredients:
1 cup of almond meal
1 cup of almonds
3/4 cup pumpkin seeds
3/4 cup sunflower seeds
2 cups shredded coconut
3/4 cup raw honey
1/2 cup coconut oil
splash of vanilla extract
4-5 shakes of cinnamon
1. Mix the almonds, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds together in a bowl
2. Take one cup of the mixed nuts and roughly...
This Guy
So I had this guy join me for a workout on Saturday. The workout was 10 kettlebell swings 70/55 and 5 bar muscle ups 10 rounds for time with a 25 minute cap. 70 pounds was the kettlebell weight for men and 55 pounds for women. If you couldn’t do the bar muscle ups the progression was 10 pull ups and 10 dips.
Ok so this guy was able to do strict pull ups and coach had him doing 55 pound...
sethlexico asked: sorry for being such a bad follower and not asking too many questions. still, i want you to know that your blog is SO awesome.
Just a Thought
Whenever I go and have me time (mani/pedi) they always the cooking channel on. So now that I’ve been paleo for about a year now when I watch these shows my stomach is doing flips from seeing the amount of butter, sugar, salt, etc that they use while cooking. I am not even eating the stuff and I can feel the effects of it as if I am. I think it would be just dandy if there was ever a paleo...
Going skydiving in 2 weeks!!!!
55lbs aint no Joke
Love my coach and his continued faith and belief in me and my capabilities. Today’s workout was intense and different for us. It was 10 rounds of 10 kettlebell swings 70/55 and 5 bar muscle ups. Since I cant do my muscle ups the progression was 10 pull ups and 10 dips. Fair enough, it’ll help us get strong enough to eventually do a muscle up. I usually do my kettlebell swings with 35...
Amazing People
The people I work out with are ABSA-FREAKING-LUTELY AMAZING!!! They know where I have come from, what my weaknesses are and where I am now, which makes it that much more special when people compliment me on the hard work I put into my workout. It’s that much more meaningful because they know how much it took for me to get to where I am today. I am forever grateful to my wonderful crossfit...
This is amazing! →
This woman truly describes someone who’s got heart and doesn’t quit when the going gets tough. She did this entire workout (20cal row and 30 burpees not shown) with a dislocated right shoulder. She didn’t finish the workout, but my god she did’t stop until the clock ran and she had no choice but to stop. AMAZING! This video brought me to tears, it’s what crossfit is...
Nasty Northeast Throwdown →
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It's Go Time!!
So I got on the scale today and I am back up to my heaviest weight to date of 110 pounds! Woohoo!! Now that the celebrating is over this time is crucial for me to break passed this weight. Oh boy, one step closer! I hope *biting my nails* I hope.
Crossfit on the Brain
All this week I have had nothing but crossfit on the brain. I dream of bars, weights, and racks. I day dream of deadlifts, power cleans, and snatches. Its been crazy, and I’m taking this as a sign that what I want to do with crossfit is what I should be doing and that’s to train hard. I want to be somebody one day, I hope everyone gets to know the girl who started out crossfiting at...
A Small Victory
A small victory but a victory nonetheless. After being at the Northeast Regional Tryouts I came to the big realization that 1. I can totally be there one day and 2. I have a lot of work to do. With that said today’s workout was “Nate” my coach’ s favorite WOD and one involving muscle ups and handstand pushups, two of the most difficult moves (at least for me) in crossfit.
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Day 1 of my new experiment
So I decided that I needed to slow myself down during certain workouts. Today’s WOD was 3 rounds for time of 50 double unders and 25 wallball shots “2 for 1” I did this WOD with a 20lb vest on. There was a 20 minute time cap, I was able to do the double unders but “2 for 1” wallball shots was a little difficult so I did regular ones. It was rough but I managed to get...
Plan of Action
First get stronger, then get faster!
Encouraging Words From a Friend!
“hey i know i don’t say it enough, or at all, but i believe in you. and it probably doesnt’ mean as much coming from me since i heart you and am completely biased.. LOLz .. but just know i believe in you. there’s no doubt in my mind you can rock with the best of them so i would love nothing more than to help you get there”
Encouraging words from my biff and fellow...
Daniel Tyminski!
Daniel Tyminski is fb messaging back and forth with me as though I’m one of his close personal friends. OMG love it! Cant wait to cheer him on in Cali! This weekend has been so awesome :)
My Gears are Grinding
I’ve got a million thoughts running through my head and I have a lot of work to do if I want to get to where my mind sees me going in a few years. I watched amazing athletes compete this weekend. I had so many emotions running through me this past weekend, I was very anxious and excited for the most part. After watching all this amazingness my new training shall begin. I got to talk to...
I don’t call what I do exercising, I call it training, and when people ask what I’m training for, I tell them life
Anonymous asked: What macro ratios do you recommend for someone who is trying to recomp (like what you did, maintained weigh pretty much, but lost inches/gained muscle)? I need guidlines, but I'm not really sure what to as far as diet goes. I can eat clean, but I don't know what macros I should aim for.
Ask is open for the rest of the night until I fall...
it-could-be-sweet asked: I like what your description says about being on a journey and on the path to balance. Balance is something I am really, really working hard to find. It is so much easier said than done!
@Tribander @Frostedblakes
Can we have a mini tumblr meet up?? I’ll be there with my Crossfit ACT crowd and I’ll keep an eye out for you guys :)
Packing for Boston! Regionals here I come!
CROSSFIT ACT IS COMING TO F*CK ISH UP!!!! (JUST TO WATCH LOL, BUT NEXT YEAR MENG, WE IN THERE!)
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Bad, bad, and then horrible!
I worked out yesterday and was too sore to even finish the workout. Back squat for 3 rep max and I only got through my second working set. Today was “Fran” and of course I had to do it but I wasn’t feeling 100% I took my time and went through each thruster one at a time. The pull ups actually felt great but when I got back to the bar to start my set of 15 thrusters it hurt like...
What to do?
So I want to take pictures, video, and do the workout myself tonight. Not quite sure how to go about making it all happen but I will make it all happen :) I think maybe I should go and take video during the 5pm class, do the workout at 6pm and recover during our on-ramp at 7pm and take pictures at 8pm. Yea looks like thats the plan for tonight. It’s a benchmark workout and I’ve never...
5 Barbell Rules →
I have a date tonight, I'm taking full advantage...
More Water!
I need to drink more water, I barely had a bottle of water today and this is NO BUENO! I don’t know what it is but it’s very easy for me to neglect drinking water. Ugh, it’s annoying and I see the negative side effects of not drinking enough water, lots of headaches. BOOOOOO!
"FRAN" Tomorrow
We all know my love/hate relationship with “FRAN” and tomorrow the b%#*@ is going down! AGAIN! Beast Mode!
What do you get when you mix a bunch of paleo eating crossfitters in a room with unlimited tequila, beer, and karaoke for 2 hours???
DRUNK EPIC AWESOMENESS and taking over their karaoke lounge area and making it our own club :)
Taking it up a notch!
We recently had a strength WOD and even though I set a new PR for myself I still wanted more. I’ve been told over and over how strong I am for my size and I am always ecstatic to hear it. It’s time to take it up a notch and start throwing up some big numbers. In my free time I am going to start focusing on form and perfecting it as best I can. I want to hang with our beasts and really...
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Anonymous asked: How many people have you had sex with? :)
TMI Tuesday! Ask away! ;)
Snatch Balance
Snatch Balance for 1 rep max, oh how I hate this movement but its got to get done!
Warm Up
5- 15lbs
3- 35lbs
2- 40lbs
Working Set
1- 45lbs
2- 47.5lbs
3- 50lbs NEW PR
4- 52.5lbs
5- 52.5lbs
6- 52.5 NEW PR
7- 55lbs
I so had 55lbs for a new PR but all the fails at 52.5lbs had me tired, fail :(
Still got a new PR, you can only get better by trying harder :)
My Quirky Life: Expectations of CrossFit Women →
myquirkylife:
Yes we will expect you to move heavy weight quickly. It is part of being able to carry groceries, pick up your kids, play with your kids, do your job and perform the essential functions of life.
No we will NOT listen to your whining. In fact, the more you whine, the more weight, box jumps,…
